Cigu District
District in Tainan, Taiwan
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Cigu
七股區 | |
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Coastal fish farms in Cigu | |
 七股區公所 CIGU DISTRICT OFFICE | |
 Cigu District in Tainan City | |
| Location | Tainan, Taiwan |
| Government | |
| • Type | District government |
| • District Chief | Chuang Ming-hao |
| Area | |
• Total | 110 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2023) | |
• Total | 21,441 |
| Website | cigu |
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| Traditional Chinese | 七股區 | ||||||||||||||
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Cigu District[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] or Chiku is a rural district in the city of Tainan with about 21,441 inhabitants, situated on the westernmost point of the island of Taiwan.
The Cigu Lagoon is located in this township, and an ecological conservation area for black-faced spoonbills is situated on the estuary of the Zengwen River. It was a salt producing area, but now most of the salt products are imported from other counties.
History
Around 360 years ago, seven settlers arrived in the area from China and built a fish farm. At that time, the area was mostly inhabited.[clarification needed] Gradually, new settlers started to spread northwards over the next 80 years. There was only one port at that time and people made a living based from offshore fishing. As the population gradually increased, they began to cultivate the lands near the coast to grow grains and make salt.
Cigu was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Cigu was upgraded to a district of the city.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of Hougang, Datan, Dujia, Dingshan, Xiliao, Yancheng, Longshan, Xinan, Qigu, Yucheng, Dacheng, Shulin, Zhongliao, Zhuqiao, Yige, Yongji, Sangu and Shifen Village.[9]
Tourist attractions
- Black-faced spoonbill Conservation Area
- Cigu Lagoon
- Cigu Salt Fields
- Cigu Salt Mountain
- Taiwan Salt Museum[10]
Notable natives
- Huang Wei-che, Mayor of Tainan
- Su Huan-chih, Magistrate of Tainan County (2001-2010)
